The Climate Group has released its new States & Regions annual report in which it outlines that states, regions and provinces are the key players when ...
Trump administration to close the EPA enforcement office?
The Trump administration is considering closing down the enforcement division of the Environment Protection Agency (EPA). The Office of Enforcement & ...
Solar glitter can make gadgets into solar cells
Sandia National Laboratories has designed a small, lightweight, flexible solar cell called “solar glitter”. These energy-generating cells ...
Costa Rica is leading the Happy Planet Index
Costa Rica was the most environmentally advanced and happiest place on earth in 2016 according to the World Economic Forum’s Happy Planet Index. The ...
Norway will operate three new hybrid electric ferries
Norway’s largest ferry company “Fjord1” will have three new ferries driven by hybrid electric systems. The ferries will have a capacity ...
Most of the power in Europe generated from renewable sources in 2016
Last year, renewable energy sources made up nearly nine-tenths of new power added to the electricity grids in Europe. Wind energy has overtaken coal as the ...
Radisson Blu flagship to be emission free and provide heat and power
The Radisson Blu flagship hotel in Frankfurt will be free of emissions due to the installation of an industrial scale fuel cell that delivers clean power ...
Volvo delivers eight electric buses to the UK
Volvo is delivering eight electric buses, the Volvo 7900 electric, to the owner of the Harrogate Bus Company in the UK. The buses will be on the road in ...
Two pollution fighting buildings in Nanjing
In the Chinese city of Nanjing two buildings will get a “vertical forest”. Around 1100 trees and a combination of over 2500 shrubs and plants ...
Vattenfall replaces its car fleet with EVs
Vattenfall will replace 3500 vehicles and light commercial vehicles in Sweden (1700), the Netherlands (750) and Germany (1100) over a period of five years ...
